WHAT IS TOURISME
ABOUT?
Shorter for "Improving sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer", this project aims at enhancing SMEs' capacities and skills for assessing their current environmental performances and taking up solutions which would allow them to align their businesses with certain circular economy principles. A total of 62 European SMEs will benefit from this project.
LATEST NEWS AND TWEETS
ITC staff attends the X International Tourism Forum Maspalomas Costa Canaria
Some members of the Canary Island Institute of Technology attended virtually the X International Tourism Forum Maspalomas Costa Canaria to learn about the latest developments in the sector, as well as … More
Partners and SMEs gather in Rimini for a Matchmaking event at Ecomondo
Over 25 SMEs benefitted from another fruitful matchmaking event in Rimini, on 8 and 9 November, organised by the region of Sardinia, as part of the Ecomondo fair. Project partners were also present. T … More
A second matchmaking event took place in Paris !
Over 30 SMEs benefitted from the latest matchmaking event which took place in Paris on October 13 and 14. Even though most of these were French, a few Italian and Spanish SMEs travelled to Paris for t … More
The Steering Committee met for defining what the autumn and winter would look like for the project
The eight project partners met online on 15 September in order to review the activities which took place in spring and determine the timeline and objectives for the months to come until the end of 202 … More
TOURISME’s best practices shared during EISMEA’s online workshop
The EISMEA online workshop, which took place on 29 September, gathered all the representatives of projects funded by EISMEA under the call “Boosting sustainable tourism development and capacity of tou … More
Travel sustainably in Cyprus, France, Italy and Spain!
You are concerned about the environment and want to travel in a more responsible way: If this sentence describes you well, we have something for you! We are pleased to introduce our interactive map to … More
Let’s meet at Ecomondo on November 8 & 9!
Italy’s first matchmaking event will take place in Rimini on 8 and 9 November, as part of Ecomondo, one of the biggest expos in the Mediterranean basin for the green and circular economy. ACR+ and the … More
Third Italian training in Rome : Defining a CSR strategy
Best practices in procurement, communication, and marketing: This is what Italian SMEs were trained to on April 7 and 8. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and Sistemi Formativi Confindustria joined forces to … More
WHO ARE WE?
The consortium of 8, led by Consulta Europa as the project coordinator, is a result of a careful selection which will grant necessary support for the selected beneficiary SMEs. Consisting of regional authorities from the four countries and accompanying technical, communication and academic expertise providers, the consortium will closely work with the SMEs in all aspects necessary for achieving the objectives of both the SMEs and the project itself.
WHO ARE WE DOING THIS FOR?
Cyprus
With the Nicosia Development Agency’s experience in local and regional development in the field of tourism, they will be the focal point for the participating Cypriot and other EU based SMEs
France
L’Institut Paris Region, as an expert in sustainable territorial development will not only be in charge of developing the support schemes but also coordinate the selection of and support the selected French and other EU based SMEs
Italy
A strong experience in reinforcing enterprises competitiveness through training activities, research and technical assistance, Sistemi Formativi Confindustria and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia will support and be the contact point for Italian and other EU based SMEs
Spain
The Canary Islands based Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias has over 25 years of experience in socio-economic transformation and sustainable development in the Canary Islands and will support the Spanish and other EU based beneficiary SMEs
WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE?
Preceded by setting up a knowledge base and mapping existing good practices in environmental management in the field of tourism, the project will see a development of transnational and cross-sectoral support schemes. These schemes will have the ultimate objective of enabling the participating SMEs to scale up their activities and build capacities within their enterprises and finally access certification schemes and other initiatives that promote sustainable tourism and lead to competitive advantage, as an added value.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ITC hosts third training with Spanish SMEs in Valencia
The Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC) hosts the third Tourisme training for Spanish SMEs. Valencia will be the place where the Spanish Tourisme’s beneficiaries will gather from the 26th to … More
TOURISME First Matchmaking Event & Project Meeting in Tenerife
On 28th and 29th April 2022, the TOURISME consortium is organising the first in-person project meeting in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, gathering all partners physically together for the first time s … More
Italy: Third and Fourth Trainings with SMEs
After the great success of the first training sessions in March, the 23 Italian SMEs are currently attending two more trainings in Rome (7 and 8 April 2022). The modules will be provided by Sistemi Fo … More
France: First Training with SMEs
From 21st to 23rd March 2022, 15 SMEs from France attended their first training provided in Paris by L’institut Paris Region and its external experts in the framework of the TOURISME project. SMEs ben … More
Italy: First & Second Trainings with SMEs
From 22nd to 25th March 2022, 23 Italian SMEs active in the field of tourism took part in the first two training sessions promoted by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia for the Sardinian SMEs and Confi … More